Meat cover



Malr'h 11, 1941. P ARZET ETAL 2,234,794

MEAT COVER Filed May 19, 1938 l I /7 f5 M27/ 3mm/wom Tay] Hrzs 'us 7;Lorenz u @Wwwfm Patented Mar. 11, 1941 PATENT OFFICE MEAT COVER PaulArzet and Gus O.

Lorenz, Shelbyville, Ind.,

assignors to Kennedy Car Liner and Bag Company, Inc., Shelbyville, Ind.,a corporation of Indiana Application May 19, 1938, Serial No. 208,927

2 Claims.

This invention relates generally to improvements in meat covers; andmore particularly, to heavy paper containers shaped to receive andprotect front and hind quarters of meat during the 6 handling thereoffollowing removal and transportation from the packing plant to thedelivery thereof to the retailer.

The main object of the invention is to provide a cheap, heavy-gradepaper bag adapted to reoeive and fully cover front and hind quarters ofbeef in a minimum of time and with minimum of eiort on the part of thepacking operator.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent as the detaileddescription thereof proceeds.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is a side elevation, with parts broken away, ofa bag constructed according to this invention for receiving andprotecting a hind quarter of beef;

Figure 2 is a front elevation, with parts broken away, of a bagconstructed to receive and protect a front quarter of beef;

Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 3--3 of Figure 1; and

Figure 4 is a detail, in section, illustrating the method o-f securing alength of wrapping cord to the bag.

`Referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 designates generally a bagformed from a heavy-grade of paper and shaped to conform to the generaloutline of an average size hind quarter of beef. The bag isvformed froma single rectangular sheet of paper, folded on itself to form paralleledges 6 and I and the sides 8 and 9. The lower ends of the sides B and 9are folded upwardly to form the bottom ID of the bag. The fold formed atthe lower end therefore comprises four plies of o heavy paper which arethen stitched by heavy thread II to form the closed bottom of the bag.

The edge 'I of the bag is open throughout its length, and the edge l4 isformed by the crease caused by foldingthe sheet of paper on' itself.This edge l is considerably shorter than the open edge 1; and at itsupper end, intersects what may be considered as a part I2 of the top ofthe bag. This part I2 is inclined generally to the edge 6 and is formedby cutting away part of the rectangular sheet from which the bag isformed and after the sheet has been folded to form the parallel edges Eand I. The inclined part I2 of the top of the bag is closed by thestitching' i3 of heavy thread passing through both of the sides 8 and 3.The remaining part I4 of the top of the bag is left open to facilitatethe insertion of the hind quarter in the bag.

Near the upper end of the bag a length of wrapping cord I5 is looped atits center through one of the loops I6 of the stitching I3. Thisprovides a very strong connection between the wrapping cord and the bag,since the cord is connected to a part of the stitching and not merelypassed through an aperture in the paper. Near the bottom of the bag,asecond length I'I of wrapping cord is looped at its center through oneof the loops in a short segment of stitching I8 which is passed throughboth sides of the bag. The connection between the cord I'I and thestitching I8 is similar to that shown in Figure 4 of the drawing.

It will be apparent from inspection of Figure l of the drawing that ahind quarter I 9 of beef can be inserted laterally through the open sideends I of the bag without requiring the heavy hind quarter to be liftedfor passing it through an open top of a bag of ordinary construction.'Ihe closed part I 2 of the top provides a substantial covering forpractically all of the inclined upper end of the quarter I9; and thepartly open part I4 of the top of the bag facilitates the spreading ofthe sides of the bag for the purpose of receiving the quarter laterally.The cords I5 and II are obviously very conveniently located for thepurpose of rapidly tying the open edge 'l of the bag around the enclosedhind quarter.

The bag for enclosing a front quarter of beef iS designated generally bythe reference numeral 20 :and is formed from a rectangular sheet ofpaper folded upon ritself to form the substantially parallel edges 2IIand 22 and the sides 23 and 24. The Ibottom of the bag 20 is formed byfolding the lower ends of the sides 23 and 24, and by stitching theselower ends together to form the closed bottom 25. The edge 22 is left`open; and the upper ends of the sides 23 and 24 are folded together.and stitched throughout pant of their lengths to form la closed part 26of the 'top of the bag. The remaining part of the top of the :bag isleft unstitched to form a continuation of the open side edge 22 Itofacilitate the separation of .fthe side of the bag for the purpose ofreceiving :and enclosing a front quarter 2'I of beef.

The stitching 21' through the fold forming the :closed bottom of the baghas .a wrapping oord 28 looped at its center therethrough and adapted tobe tied for the purpose of securing the lower end of fthe open edge 22around the lower end of the quarter 21. As ya securing mean-s for theupper end of the bag 20, the opposite sides 23 and 24 of the bag :areprovided with reinforcing tabs 2B and 29, respectively, one of which maybe used to secure an end of a length of wrapping cord `30 to the side 24of the bag, while the other may be used .to receive Iany `part :of fthefree end of the cord 30.

It will be apparent from fthe foregoing disclosure that the presentinvention provides especially designed paper bags for the reception off-ront and hind quarters of beef and of such construction yas to providecomplete and cheap protection for .these quarters during the period oftransportation and other handling from the packer to the Aretail dealer.The bags are constructed so yas lto be reinforced at such points where:tear and injury would be likely to occur, and .are well shaped toconform to Ithe shapes of the quarters intended to be received therein.

Since these bags are designed for the reception of relatively heavy beefquarters, it will be evident that leaving one of the side edges of thebag open throughout its length greatly facilitates the insertion lof thequarters in the bag. It will also be evident -that by leaving part ofthe top of each bag open, the insertion of these heavy quarters of beefis still further facilitated inasmuch as the partly open top forms ineffect a continuation of the open side edges.

Preferably, the paper employed in the manufacture of these bags is thesomewhat elastic, heavy crepe paper, since Ithis paper is somewhatelastic and less likely .to tear under strain during the insertion ofthe irregularly shaped quarters of beef.

What we claim is:

l. A paper bag having a reinforced closed bottom `and substantiallyparallel edges extending from the opposite ends `of said bottom, one ofsaid edges being closed and materially Aless in length Ithan .the otherof said edges, said other edge being open .throughout its length, thetop of said bag being yclosed for the greater part of its length andinclined inwardly at an obtuse angle from the upper end of said `closededge, the remaining part of said top being open and in communicationwith said open edge, the inclined part of said top `being closed bystitching, and a binding cord secured between its ends to said stitchingand adapted to extend around the upper part of said bag.

2. A paper bag having a reinforced closed bottom and substantiallyparallel edges extending from .the opposite ends of said bottom, one ofsaid edges being closed and materially less in length than the other ofsaid edges, said other edge being open throughout its length, the top ofsaid bag being closed for the greater part of its length and inclinedinwardly a-t an obtuse angle from the upper end of said closed edge, theremaining part of said top being open and in communication with saidopen edge, the inclined part of said top being closed by stitching, anda binding cord secured between its ends to said stitching and adapted toextend around the upper part of said bag, the side walls of said bag atthe closed edge of said bag being stitched together for a short portionof their length, and a binding cord secured between its ends to saidstitching and adapted to extend around the lower end of the bag.

PAUL ARZET. GUS O. LORENZ.

